TerminologyPub Date : 2013-01-01DOI: 10.1075/TERM.19.1.02LEO
Pilar León Araúz, A. Reimerink, Alejandro García-Aragón
{"title":"Dynamism and context in specialized knowledge","authors":"Pilar León Araúz, A. Reimerink, Alejandro García-Aragón","doi":"10.1075/TERM.19.1.02LEO","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/TERM.19.1.02LEO","url":null,"abstract":"EcoLexicon is a terminological knowledge base (TKB) on the environment which seeks to enhance both cognitive and communicative needs of different users. In order to achieve this, TKBs should reflect conceptual structures in a similar way to how concepts relate in the human mind (Meyer et al. 1992). Categorization itself is a dynamic context-dependent process. Therefore, representation and acquisition of specialized knowledge should certainly focus on contextual variation. In EcoLexicon, such contextualization takes the form of dynamic information modules, such as conceptual networks, images, textual information, and terminological variance. Recontextualization provides a way of representing the dynamic and multidimensional nature of conceptualization processes in the mind. On the one hand, it offers a qualitative criterion for the representation of specialized concepts in line with the workings of the human conceptual system. On the other hand, it provides a quantitative solution to the problem of information overload, as it significantly reduces irrelevant context-free information.","PeriodicalId":44429,"journal":{"name":"Terminology","volume":"19 1","pages":"31-61"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2013-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1075/TERM.19.1.02LEO","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59122979","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
TerminologyPub Date : 2013-01-01DOI: 10.1075/TERM.19.2.04PIM
Janine Pimentel
{"title":"Methodological bases for assigning terminological equivalents: A contribution","authors":"Janine Pimentel","doi":"10.1075/TERM.19.2.04PIM","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/TERM.19.2.04PIM","url":null,"abstract":"This paper investigates the methodological bases for assigning terminological equivalents that have been proposed by lexicographers and terminologists. It will be argued that consistent methodologies for assigning equivalents are still lacking. We then describe a methodology based on Frame Semantics (Fillmore 1977, 1982, 1985; Fillmore and Atkins 1992) for assigning the equivalents of specialized verbs that occur in a comparable corpus of judgments and we provide arguments to the effect that a methodological approach to the establishment of terminological equivalence based on the frames evoked by the terms as well as on their syntagmatic behaviour is a suitable approach for the identification of equivalents. The resulting descriptions of the specialized verbs, of the frames and the identified equivalents were encoded in a resource called JuriDiCo from which examples will be drawn to illustrate our point.","PeriodicalId":44429,"journal":{"name":"Terminology","volume":"19 1","pages":"237-257"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2013-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1075/TERM.19.2.04PIM","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59123260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
TerminologyPub Date : 2013-01-01DOI: 10.1075/TERM.19.2.01ANT
B. Antia, Njuasi Ivo
{"title":"The interaction of text and visual in specialized dictionary definitions","authors":"B. Antia, Njuasi Ivo","doi":"10.1075/TERM.19.2.01ANT","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/TERM.19.2.01ANT","url":null,"abstract":"Although visuals have been co-deployed with text in specialized dictionaries as far back as the European Renaissance, the interaction of both representational modalities is relatively under-researched. As a consequence, available knowledge is relatively limited with respect to the kinds of visuals employed in specialized dictionaries, the kinds of definiendum that elicit specific types of visuals, the functions of visuals relative to text in definitions, and the association between particular visuals and visual-text functions. This study sheds light on these questions from the perspective of specialized dictionaries in two fields (Biology and Mechanical Engineering). Significantly, the study underscores how the ontology or nature of Biology and Mechanical Engineering appear to determine both the selections made of visual types and the dominant text-visual relationships. The study further makes a contribution to cleaning up the Augean clutter that is the terminology of visuals.","PeriodicalId":44429,"journal":{"name":"Terminology","volume":"19 1","pages":"151-174"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2013-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1075/TERM.19.2.01ANT","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59123368","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
TerminologyPub Date : 2013-01-01DOI: 10.1075/TERM.19.2.03SUA
M. Suárez-Figueroa, G. A. D. Cea, Asunción Gómez-Pérez
{"title":"Lights and shadows in creating a glossary about ontology engineering","authors":"M. Suárez-Figueroa, G. A. D. Cea, Asunción Gómez-Pérez","doi":"10.1075/TERM.19.2.03SUA","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/TERM.19.2.03SUA","url":null,"abstract":"This paper addresses the lack of an explicitly agreed and defined terminology in the ontology engineering field, and particularly, the need for a glossary, which consists of terms and definitions for actions when developing ontologies. The novelty of this paper lies in the precise description of a methodology for building a glossary with the processes and activities involved in ontology development as well as the relations between them (such as subtype, composition and synonym). The methodology proposed in this paper takes its inspiration from ideas taken from earlier research on methodological processes for creating multilingual terminological products and for defining a glossary in a particular domain as well as on domain knowledge organization. The description of our methodology includes the approach followed and the steps carried out, as well as the key issues that arise when the glossary was being created. So far as we are aware, this is the first attempt to normalize the terminology (denominations and definitions) of process and activities in ontology building.","PeriodicalId":44429,"journal":{"name":"Terminology","volume":"19 1","pages":"202-236"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2013-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1075/TERM.19.2.03SUA","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59123488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
TerminologyPub Date : 2013-01-01DOI: 10.1075/TERM.19.1.05VAL
R. Valdeón
{"title":"The use of Latin American, Hispanic and Latino in US academic articles, 2000–2010","authors":"R. Valdeón","doi":"10.1075/TERM.19.1.05VAL","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/TERM.19.1.05VAL","url":null,"abstract":"This paper addresses the issue of terms, namely Latin American, Hispanic and Latino, whose definitions are affected by social, economic, historical and ideological factors and which are at the crossroads of two or more disciplines. Definitions will be provided, using the Merriam-Webster for American English, the Oxford Dictionary for British English, and the Diccionario de la Real Academia for Spanish. The concept of ethnicity, introduced by the US Census Office in the 1970s to identify the Hispanic minority, will also be dealt with. The next section will examine the preferred choices of usage in academic journals in two broad areas, the Social Sciences on the one hand, and the Medical and Nursing professions on the others. It covers a total of 58 academic papers from two distinct periods, 2000–2005 and 2006–2010, in order to establish whether the terms are used consistently in the two broad areas, and whether there are major differences in use in the two time spans. The paper will conclude with a discussion of the findings, a reference to other activities that can be affected by the ambiguities of the definitions, and suggestions for further research.","PeriodicalId":44429,"journal":{"name":"Terminology","volume":"19 1","pages":"112-137"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2013-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1075/TERM.19.1.05VAL","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59122733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
TerminologyPub Date : 2013-01-01DOI: 10.1075/TERM.19.1.03MON
E. T. M. D. Arco, Mercedes Roldán Vendrell
{"title":"Terminología, normalización y comunicación: Las categorías del aceite de oliva en español, inglés y chino","authors":"E. T. M. D. Arco, Mercedes Roldán Vendrell","doi":"10.1075/TERM.19.1.03MON","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/TERM.19.1.03MON","url":null,"abstract":"The existing language of oliviculture and elaiotechnics makes evident the significant development of this specialised field over the past decades. The progressive industrialisation and professionalization of this sector has progressively given rise to a new terminology that is updating the old jargon and is undergoing important normalisation processes. The present work focuses on the normalisation of the designations and definitions of olive oil categories. We also consider the usefulness of such actions and evaluate the differences between the currently marketed types of olive oil in order to reduce the difficulties in their analysis, classification, control and marketing. This study finally brings forward a denominative and definitional proposal for olive oil categories based on the theoretical assumptions of the project Olivaterm. Our proposal is directed at making information clear to the consumer as well as at facilitating the retrieval of specialised knowledge.","PeriodicalId":44429,"journal":{"name":"Terminology","volume":"12 1","pages":"62-92"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2013-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1075/TERM.19.1.03MON","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59122815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
TerminologyPub Date : 2013-01-01DOI: 10.1075/TERM.19.1.04WAR
Kara Warburton
{"title":"Processing terminology for the translation pipeline.","authors":"Kara Warburton","doi":"10.1075/TERM.19.1.04WAR","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/TERM.19.1.04WAR","url":null,"abstract":"Companies must translate their content if they want to operate multinationally. Both quality and speed of translation are key factors in determining market share in the target market. Proactively managing terminology, including pre-translating key terms for a translation project, has beneficial effects on these factors. However, in commercial environments, the volumes of content and subsequently of the required terminology are typically large. Therefore, integrating terminology into the translation pipeline requires a process that is as automated as possible. Term extraction is the cornerstone of this process, but to maximize efficiency it requires a post-processing strategy that repurposes existing lexical resources. Terms extracted from corpora and subsequently translated should be channeled into the company termbase so that they can be leveraged for other purposes. These and other effective practices for processing extracted terms are discussed, based on the author’s experiences in one large company.","PeriodicalId":44429,"journal":{"name":"Terminology","volume":"19 1","pages":"93-111"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2013-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1075/TERM.19.1.04WAR","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59123006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
TerminologyPub Date : 2013-01-01DOI: 10.1075/TERM.19.2.02GOM
J. Gómez-Moreno, P. Faber, M. Castro
{"title":"Frame blending in specialized language: harmful algal bloom","authors":"J. Gómez-Moreno, P. Faber, M. Castro","doi":"10.1075/TERM.19.2.02GOM","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/TERM.19.2.02GOM","url":null,"abstract":"According to Frame-Based Terminology (Faber et al. 2005, 2006, 2007), a crucial issue in terminology management is how specialized concepts should be represented within the knowledge structure of a scientific domain. This paper proposes a model of specialized concept representation based on conceptual frames (Faber et al. 2006, 2007; Faber 2011) and blends (Fauconnier 1999; Fauconnier and Turner 1998, 2002). Although frame-blending has been documented in general language (cf. Coulson 2005), it has not as yet been studied in specialized language. In this paper, we show how it can be applied to harmful algal bloom in the field of marine biology.","PeriodicalId":44429,"journal":{"name":"Terminology","volume":"19 1","pages":"175-201"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2013-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1075/TERM.19.2.02GOM","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59123416","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}